Portable pipe cutter



March 21, 1933. A, Q BRUNGARDT ET AL 1,902,616

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` PORTABLE PIPE CUTTER Filed Jli-ne 27, 1930 4 Shee'cs--Sheeb` 4 Patented Mar. 21', 1933 UNITED STATES "PAfri-:K-Nr VVVolf-Fior; i

ALPHONSE o. ERUNGAEDT, OP scITIiA'rE, FRENCH H MoE-EHEAnoEBitooKLiiiE, AND

JAMES W. MoanIssEY, or' MEDEOED, MASSACHUSETTS 'Y PORTABLE PIPE GUTTER Y Application filed rupe` 27,

rlliis invention relates to pipe cutting devices such as are in common use byV steam` These present pipe litters and plumbers. i cutting devices are generally `of two classes, viz :-hand cutters provide a light, hand portable,fpower oper-k ated pipe cutting devicey which willreplace present hand .operated pipe cutters, as well as the heavier types of pipe cutting machines used in large construction projects, which machines can only be moved from one loca-tion to another lwith great diiliculty due to their large Size and heavy weight. i

Our pipe cutting device `is distinguished i from the two general types of devices or .machines now in common use, in that our device is relatively light'and compact, inak- .ing it capable of being easily transported Jtrom place to place. The device comprises aunitary structure including a supporting base, a pipe receiving cylinder mountedv upon the base, and a rotary head provided with pipe cutting and centering members mounted upon the pipe receiving 'cylinder and adapted to be rotated relativeto the cylinder by means of an electric motor lcarried by the device andl forming a fixed and Substantially permanent part of the dev-ice,

said motor being preferably mounted upon the pipe receiving cylinder and serving to rotate the cutting head around a. pipe to be` cut to propelthe cutting and centering niembers of the head progressively into the walls of the pipe to cut and sever the pipe. The

unitary structure formingjthe device'of our` invention also includes `pipe-holding and gripping mechanism which includes memf bers capable of being manually brought into A v section, of the device ofourinvention. c

contactwith a pipe to be cut to centery and consisting either, ofsingle or multiple cutter wheels, or square ileso.;` Serin No. 464,222.'

lock. the pipe in positionwithin thepipe` receiving cylinder and maintain it against rotation relativeto the cylinder and cutting head, during the rotationof'the head while cuttingand severing the pipe. Qur pipe' cutting device may be secured in a vise and the'pipe to be cut fed through the pipe cutter; the pipe itself may besecured' iny a vise andthe pipe cutter slipped over,"` the"v pipe; or, the pipe cutter may be laid on a bench or onvthe `floor and the pipe inserted intol the `vcutting device or `head. 'It will thus be seen thatour improved' pipe cutting devicemay Y be used in various waysand that by provding anf electric motoror power` means for rotating .the cuttingliead, as a part `of the structure, the wholedevice may be moved from place to place, as desired. l

In operation, a pipe is inserted into `thepipe receiving cylinder and the holding and centering jaws orinenibers are actuated by hand to bring them into contactwith the vpipe to lockit against rotation. Tlie'electric motor is then started and the cutter head,y

revolves around the pipe` AS the' cutting head rotates around the pipe, the cam mein# ber or members forming apart of the'head engages and propels the cutting and centering members progressively into the pipe as theliead revolves,to perforinthe cutting operation. Upon completion of the pipe cuttingV operation, tlie `pipe gripping orv holding deviceis released byrhand, whereA upon the pipe may bewithdrawn from'tlief pipe receiving cylinder, or may be moved into position for another cutting operation. 0in' device is capable of cutting pipes of various sizes and diameters, without the necessity of making any adjustment whatsoever to any of its parts. y

Other objects ofthe invention will appear` from the following description and append-V ed claims, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings illustrating one preferred embodiment of our invention, inV

which like reference characters designatev corresponding In said drawings: y y i F ig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly in parts in the several views.

' or outwardly flared pipe Fig. 2 is a vertical section'through the machine taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and showing our improved pipe gripping and `holding means.

the machine, partly broken awa-y.

Fig. l is a view generally like that of tary head.

Fig. 5` is a of the parts of the rotary head,-

' their construction and relationship.

Before explaining in detail the present lin-f vention, it is to be kunderstood that the Vinyvention is not limited inV its application to the details of constructionfand arrangement y of parts illustrated in the accompanyingl drawings, si' ce thel invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practised or carried out in various ways. 4lso it is tov vbe understood that the lphraseology or terminology employed herein isfor the purposeof description and not offlimitation, and it is not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms ofthe several claims hereto appended as considered inv view of the prior art and the requirementsy thereof.

Referring now to the drawings, designates as a whole the supporting baseer frame lstructure of the device, slotted at -11 to permit it to be slipped over the edge of a work bench, or the like, by which rit maybe desiredV to support the device. lf desired, the base may be provided with a pair of clamping screws 12, which project into the.

beadjusted to engage the space 11 and may n the machine is supported.

surface by which The' device of our invention includes av receiving member or housing which may be formed integral with the supporting base 10, and which, as shown, is preferably in the form of an open ended cylinder or tube 13.

rIhe cylinder is provided on opposite sides adjacent its rear endportion, with flanges extensions 13a', which together form a saddle or supportV for an electric motor designated as a whole at 14.

, The motor comprises a casing 14a which is secured to the saddle by means ef bolts or the like 14?). Thusit will be seen thatthe electric motor forms a substantially fixed part of the whole device and is as rigid as though it were an integral part of thestructure. The cylinder 13 is provided with an external flange or projection 15 toward its forwardv end which serves as part of the supporting structure for a manually operable pipeclamping and gripping device which centers the pipe and holds or locks it against rotation. This mechanism is described-in detail hereinafter. The cylinder is also provided, at a point spaced from vthe flange 15, with external .screwl threads 16, andwith a 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of Fig. v 3, with the cover plate removed to expose n the cutting andcentering members of the ro'- i j as shown by Fig. 1, the flange 18a, thereof disassembled perspective view showingV pipe P, whereas,

'annular ring or member 18, havinga projecting portion or flange 18a, and external threads 18?). 1t will be seen that when the annular ring 18 is in place on the cylinder,

will'be spaced from and parallel to the innerf-wall of theflange 15. When assembled, the flanges 15 vand 18a form supporting means for al series'of loclriiw dogs or jaw members designated as a whole at 19 (three such' members being shown). The inner ends `of the dogs 19 project through the slots 17 and their outer ends or heel portions are preferably provided with gear teeth forming semi-circular racks or segments 2O.y The dogs are held in place by means of screwl threaded studs or bolts 21, which not only serve as supporting bearings fer thek dogs, but also serve to maintain the flanges 15 and 18e'l in spaced relation againstv accidental movement or displacement. Located between the flanges, is the inner portion or hub ef a dog actuating wheel or member, shown asa whole at 22, which ismanually operated.. This wheel comprises a portion ofthe pipe centering and holding mechanisin, and is slotted circumferentially at 23 to provide a light construction, thus forming spokes 2d which separate the inner portion or hub ofthe wheel and the outer or' rim portion 25 of thev wheel.v The rim 25 forms a portion adapted'to be gripped by kthe hand ofthe operator to rotate the wheel around the cylinder 13 relative to the flanges 15 and 18a. The inner periphery of the wheel 22 is provided with a series of gear teeth forming an annular rack 26, which, when the parts are assembled, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2, meshes with the segments or teeth of the dogs. In Fig. 1, it will be seen that the wheel has a portion of yits hub located be#V tween and slidingly fitting within the flanges 15 and 18a, and a portion which bridges Vthese flanges.'v With the parts as-y sembled as shown, it will be understood that by grasping the rim and moving the wheel in a clockwise direction, the dogs will be'withdrawn` from engagement with the when the wheel is rotated in the opposite. or counter-clockwise direction, these dogs are forced into engagement vwith the pipe P to grip or clamp the same in position within the cylinder 13 and vhold o r lock it against rotation relative to the cylinder. These dogs also locate or position Atliepipe centrally with respect to the cylinder 13. The dogs'19 are preferably pro- .vided with a series ofl teeth or spurs 19a formed in their inner edges, which teeth or spurs'are preferably positioned at an angle AIl() to'asa driving member 31 and a'driven member 32. When these members are assembled, they are heldl together against accidental disengagement in an axial direction, by means of a cover plate or ring 33 which .is detachabl'y secured to the driven member 32 by means of screws or the like 34. The plate, however, permits rotative movement of the members relative to one another.` `The driving member 31, asvshown, is preferably in the form of a ring having an external peripheral gear or rack` 35, and having an internal series of cam members or portions each of which is Vshown as a whole at 36.V

The driven member 32 is preferably in the Vform of an annularv ring-40 having on kits inner face an annular upstanding rib or portion 41 which is broken away or cutout to provide substantially radial slots or spaces 42 located at predetermined spaced intervals. These slots are formed to register and cooperate with substantially" radial slots or`grooves 43 formed in the inner face of the' ring 40. At points adjacent the slots 42 and 43 are located preferably, on-one side of said slots, the annular rib 41 `'is pro-` vided lwith portions 41a` which are raised slightly above thetop face 'of the rib 41. That is to say, the portions 41a are of greater depth than the rib 41. lEach of the portions'41ais drilled at 416 to receivev the screws or bolts 34, which serve to hold theA cover 'late 33 inposition. Thus it will be seen, t at the rib 41 is reduced in -depth between the portions 41a andthat the top of the rib lies below the cover plate 33 when the parts are assembled, to provide spaces for receiving springs, to be'hereinafter de scribed. The ring40 is providedV on its external face with a hub portion 44 into which is preferably pressedor forced, a brass I' ring or bushing 45 having a iange 46. This bushing 45is forced into the hub under pressure'so that the ring and hub have the Y appearance of a solid or one piece'constructionand serves as though the bushing were formed integral with the hub.

` Fitting within the cooperating slots 42 and 43 and slidable in these slots ina substantiallyradial direction, are cutting tools and pipe centering members. In the preferred embodiment of our invention illustrated in the drawings, a single" cutting tool, desig; natedfas a whole at47, and two pipe center.- ing members, each of which is `designatedas a whole at 48, are shown, although any. des

sired numberlof cutting tools and centering members may lie-used The cutter 47 fcomprises a body portion :47ahaving a tapered rearpend portion orA heel-.47?) =which conforms tothe shape ofthe-face of the cam members 36, and acuttingy blade 47o which is preferably taperedftoprdvidefa cutting tip 47a and a Clemenceau, The boay 47a` 'r i is preferably slotted?` at: 47]"y 'Ito 'receive' the free end of a spring r 49 `whichiis `secured to the top of ,thev rib 41ijn` anyjsuitable manencyV of `the spring is to maintain the lrear endvor heel 476 of the cutting memberor tool in contact'with thecam surface;l Each of the pipe centering members 48fcomprises,

preferably, a body portion yorv slide 48m having-a tapered rear end jor fheel portionl 48?/ whlch conforms tothe shape of thefinner surface 4or face ofthe cams V36, "andl'with a relatively thin andjr'ound'edor convex tip or pipe engaging portion 48c`. Adjacent its rear end, each slideisfslotted'atg48c to receive the free end of a spring149glsimilar to Y the spring referred to inrrconnection with the cutting tool or member `47 yThis sp'rin', 1;l isl also secured to the-face of the rib 41-1by means of a screw or 'thezlike 50.1'f'It lwillbe understood that the cutting-'tool'.or :member 47 and the. pipe centering'm'embers 48, are

adapted for free' slidingvmovementrinwthel Y As seen injFig. 1, the 4hub l44 ofthe rotat i -ormember 51 having a fiange-52andanlin` Y l able Vhead supports a slidablelockingring 'ternal threaded portion 5,3. vWhen the rotatable head is` assembled andfthe"bushingg45 thereof slipped kover the outer end of the cylinder 113, the looking ring is broughtint'o engagementV with the `flange 18 "whereupon the threads and A186 cooperate 4l-as the flange is rotated, to lockv the jhead in position von thecylind-er, and to: prevent its :afcv1 y cidentalremoval or movement axially with relation to the cylinder, yet permitting the headto be rotated freely around thefcylinder. In this connection, it will be noted that the `flange 52- engages the ilange46iof1the bushing to prevent such yaccidental axial movementforV displacement of the head. f' The relect-ric motor 14ispreferably 'supeV ported by the 4saddle '13a at `one side of fthe cylinder, and imayf be of' any conventional type, comprising a casing 14a `which vsup'- 8o ner,l as 'by means of ascrewrO. The tendj ports,- at. its forward., portion a Vgearltrain driven from a ldrive shaft 60 .through aV piniony .61, thegear'y train being designated as awhole bythe reference character 62. The vgearftrain includes a; pinion 63 Which is in mesh With a Apinion 6,4- fixedupon the inner end. of a: jack shaft'r.l This shaft is rotat-V ably mountednin.bearings or bushingsy 66.,k

located in.v the` forward extension ofthe motor housing. The. jack shaft extends vfor- Wardly beyond the housing` and hasfixed to itsouter end a pinion 6'( vvhichfmeshes with `the annular gear., or ra'clt'y formed ,on the driving member ofthe rotatablehead. rl`hus it Willi be seen, power Y .isi transmitted from Vthe motor shaft 60, through .thel gear train-jack ,shafty and pinion tothe rack 'or gear 85.

l To use thep'ipecutting device of our` inventon,.the\ rim 25 is graspedand imoved in a cloclWisedirect-lon. to retract the dogs V19',

n whereupon a pipegma-ybeinserted through the opening.- inythe head andgginto the cylinv der 13. The Wheel is inthenmoved-in theopposte, or, counterfclockwise. direction, and the rack26 engaging the segmentsQO, forces the .dogs into ,engagement With thevpipe P, 4causing the teethaor spursv 19a toy embed themselves .into the externalsurface ofthe pipejtogrip andlock the pipe againstl rota# tion jv rel'ativetofthezcylinder 13.v The dogs 19 also center thepipewvithin `the cylinder. Theelectric.,-motorl isnoW started andthe driven member.V ,B1 is lrotated `in a clockwise direction,thus moving v the .ca-m surfaces 36 over v the reargend portions or heels; .Lhand 48,?) of; the, cuttingv tool and' pipe` centering devices, respectively,.to force the cutter and the; centeringv members; into engagement with .the'pipe.- s The initialr rotative "move- `Inentof the member 31 is relative to the.`

driven member. 32 dueA tothegslippagegof the parts. During the rotation, the cams act as Wedgesan'dwhen these cams have forced the cutter andl centering members into Contact lwith the pipe, the Wedgingaction of the p.arts,causes .the vdriven member 32 of the headto rotate With therdriving.'1nember:31,

Vsoithat the Whole head With its' cutting tool and centering devices, revolvesaroundthe :into the pipe, andsincel there is a slippage between the driving member 31 and lthe driven .member 32, the vcam surfaces lare per- Y mitted to ride further over the rearends or heels ofethe cutterv and centeringV members to .compensate for ,tzheimetalY removed bythe cutting tool. or tools. This progressive. in'- Ward or ysubstantialradial movement of the cutter or cutters and centering members is practically continuous until A' the pipe has been cut through and severed.. t, vvill'rbe understood, thatV during the progressive in- Ward and simultaneous rotative movementsv of the kcutting tooland centering members, the cuttingtoolis slightly in'advance of both of the centering devices, due to the variation in the depth of the cut made by the cutting tool. has been completed-the motor `is shut off,

whereupon the springs 49 come into play and tendto retract the cutting tool and cenf` tering members from engagementvvith the' pipe. yThe, gripping Amechanism cank be readilyv retracted manually to release thek vpipe so that'it can be .removed from the supporting cylinder 13, or moved ahead-'tapermit a further cutting operation to be performed.,v y s ,l

VFrom the foregoing it Will be seen that We have provided apipe cutting device which is l hand portable and power operated, thev power.beingsupplied by an electric motorv VWhich formsa i-Xedfpart of theA unitary JAfter the cutting operationy structure ofthe device, and one which is automatic in operation afterythe pipe has been inserted and the gripping mechanism manually adgusted to gripv andlock the pipe'k against rotative movement, andthe motor started. Moreover, it is to be notedthatthe relative -rotative movement or slippageof the driving memberl and the driven mein- -ber 32 of the rotatablev head, permits the single drivinggear or pinion 67 to' perform` the dualfunctions of forcingthecutter and -centeringdevices into engagement with the pipe, and also to rotate the entire head structure or unit around the pipe tol cut and sever thesame.` f .Y

We claim: e 1. A handf portable,.,powenoperated pipe Acutting device adaptedto cut and severpipe of various sizes and diameters, comprising varotatablehead, cutting and centering members carried bysaid head, cam means'forming` a partof said Yhead and adapted to engage said cutting andcentering members to propel them inward -simultaneously and progressively toWa-rd'the center of thepipe lWhen the headvis revolved, means for gripping a pipe and supportingit centrally Within thelrotatable head, and an: electric motor forming ya fixed part ofsaid device forrotatmg oneof said head .members .to first cause, movement of the cutting and center- .ing members by the cam means into engagement vvith'thel pipe and then automatically Ato rotate said headmembers asa unit-to vcut and` sever the pipe.- v

2. A hand portable, power-operated pipe '.cuttingfdevice adapted lto cut and sever pipe of various sizes and diameters, comprising a rotatable head, said head comprising yrelatively movable members, cutting and centering members carried by one of said `head members, f a cam i -member having integral cam sections carried by the other` of said head members for engaging said cutting and centering :members to move them inward simultaneously and progressively toward the center of the pipe When the head is revolved, a peripheral external gear also car-` ried by one of said head members, means for gripping a pipe and supporting it cen.- trally with vrespect to the head, and an `velectric motor forminga fixed part of said device having a pinion meshing vwith said external'gearfor rotating one of the head members to iirst cause movement of the cut` ting and centering members by theV cams into' engagement with the pipeandA then automatically to rotate said head members as a `unit tov cut and sever the pipe.

3. A hand portable,V power-operatedl pipe cutting device adapted to cut and sever pipe of various Asizes and diameters, comprisinga. rotatable head having relatively movable members, pipe cutting and centering members carried by one of said head members, cams carried by the other of said head members and engaging said cutting and -centering members, an external gear carried by saidlast mentioned head member, and an electric motor forming a part of said device having a pinion meshingwith said external Vgear whereby upon operation lof said electric motor one of said head members is rotated relative to the other of said head members to cause said cams to force saidcutting andcentering members inward toward said pipe -to engage the sameand on further rotative movement of said cams both of said head members are caused to revolvearound the pipe, as a unit, to effect-the cutting land severing of the pipe. i

4. A hand portable, power-operated pipe cutting device adapted to cut Vand sever pipe s of various sizes and diameters, comprising a rotatable head having relatively movable members, pipe cutting and centering members carried by one of said head members, cams carried by the other of said head members and engaging said cutting and lcentering members, an external gear carried vby said last mentioned head member, means for gripping a pipe and locking it against ro- 'of said cams both of said headmembers are caused to revolve around thepipeasr a unit to cutand sever the pipe. ,Y l1

5., A hand portable power-operated `pipe cutting;v device, comprising a` supporting base, a pipe receiving cylinder carriedby said base, a hand-operated pipe gripping and centering device carried by the cylin-` der andadapted to engage andhold a pipe to be cut againstrotation, a rotatable cutter carrying head mounted upon the-outer end of said cylinder, said Nhead having an external annular gear formed thereon, a .series otinternal cam surfaces within the head, a pipe cutting toolA and centering `members located within said headand adapted' to be'engaged by said cam surfacesto move-the d cuttingitool and centering members inwardly Vsim'ultaneously into engagement with a pipe to vbe out, spring means adaptedcio maintainfsaid cutting tool and guides out otcontact with the pipe, an electric motor forming a fixed partvofthe device carried VVby saidl cylinder at one, side thereof and having a drive shaft and a pinion.v iii mesh with said external gear for rotating said. I

head around said pipe, whereby ,said cam surfaces are moved into engagement with said cutter and centering members to force them into 'engagement with the pipe tovciit the vpipe during-the rotation of' the head around the f ipe., l d Y 6. A hanci portable, power-operated pipe cutting device, comprising `a supporting base,` pipe receiving means carried -by said support, pipeV engaging and gripping ,means carried by the receiving. means and adaptedl to hold a pipe to be ci'ita'gainstrotation, a

cutter carrying head mounted.v upon one end of said ypipe receivingmeansand adapted for rotation thereon, said `head comprising relL atively movable driving and driven members interlittin'g one another, said drivingmemk ber having internal cam surfaces and said driven member having substantially radial slots formed therein, a. cutter and centering members located in the guide slots and contacting with. the cam surfaces, and an electricfmotor for rotating said driving member causing said cam surfaces to force said outterifand centering mcnfibers` into contact with the pipe to be cut, whereupon thefric! Y tional yengagement :of said cam surfaces,

cutter andV centering members and saidpipe causes said driven member to be rotated byY sie said drivingmember around' the pipe to cut j the same.

`7. A hand portable, poweroperated pipe i cutting y machina,` vcomprising a support, a pipe receiving cylinder fixed to said support,

a manually operated pipe gripping and centering device mounted upon said cylinder, a

cutter head unit carried by said cylinder,

said unit Vcomprising a pair of relatively movable driving and driven members, said driven vmember'having a vpair of spaced plates one of which is provided Vwith a hub portion rotatably mounted upon the outer end of said cylinder, and having substantially radial spaced slots formed therein, a cutter and pipe Acentering members located within said slots and movable therein toward and away from the axis of said meinber, said driving member being positioned between the spaced plates of said driven to be cut and the frictional engagement be-Y tween said cam surfaces and the cutter and centering `members and said pipe imparts a rotative movement to the driven member `to causev said inembersto rotate around said pipe to cut the same.

8. A portabley power-operated pipe cut-y ting machine, comprising a support, a pipe receiving cylinder fixed to said support, a manually operatedrpipe gripping and centering device mounted upon said cylinder, a cutter head unit carried by said cylinder,

said unit comprising a pair of relatively movable driving and driven members, said Idriven Ymember having a vpair of spaced'A plates one of which is provided with a hub portion rotatably mounted-upon the outer end ofl said cylinder and with substantially radial spaced slots formed therein', a cutter and centering members located within said slots and movable therein toward and away from the axis of said driven member, said driving vmember being positioned'between the spaced .plates of said driven member and having an external peripheral gear and internal cam surfaces adapted to engage the cutter and centering devices to move them toward the axisof said members and into engagement with a pipe to be cut located within the cylinder, and van electric motor carried by said cylinder having a driven shaft and a pinion in mesh with said external gear to rotate they drivingjmember y when the motor is `operated, said cutter and centering members having spring means for moving them away from said pipe after the cutting operation 'has been completed.-

9. A portable power-operated pipe cutting Vmachine, comprising a support, apipe receiving cylinder fixed to said support, a

manually operated pipe vgripping and centering 'device mounted upon said cylinder, a cutter head unit ycarried by said cylinder, said unit comprising a :pair of cooperating relatively movable members,

kone of said members-having va-pair. of

one being provided withy a rotatably mounted upon the f spaced plates hub portion outer end of said cylinder and .also'liaving spaced substantially radial slots formed therein, a cutter and pipe centering vmeans positioned Within said slots and movable i therein toward andl away from the `axis of said head member, the other of said head members being positioned between said spaced plates and having an external peripheral gear 'andinternal cam surfaces adapt-fl-l the cutter and pipe centering ed to engage axisof said means to move them toward the head members and into engagementy with a i pipe located within the cylinder',` and an electric motor carried by said cylinder having a driven shaft and a pinion in mesh with said external gear' to drive the same when the motor is operated, whereby slippagerof said members movement of the external gear causes said during the initial rotative cam surfaces to engage said cutterv and centering means ment with a pipe rotation of said gear of the cams, cutter, pipe causes both of to be cutand on further the frictional contact centering means and 10. A portable power-operatedpipe c utting machine, comprising a support, a pipeA receiving cylinder fixed to said support, Vja

manually operated pipe gripping and centering device mounted upon said cylinder,

said unit comprisingv a members having afpair of spaced plates one being provided with a hub portion rotatably mounted upon the outer end of said cylinder saidhead members to` lrotate around the pipe to cut the same.

to force-them into engageand alsov having spaced substantially radial slots formed therein, a cutter and pipe 'centering members positioned within said slots and movable/therein toward and away from the axis of said member, the other of said head members being positioned between said M spaced ripheral gear and internal cam surfaces adapted to engage the cutter and pipe centering members to move them toward the axis of said head members and into engage- I cylinder having a driven shaft and a pinion in mesh with saidy external-gear to drive the plates and having an' external pe-` lli) same when thevmotor is operated, whereby.y

slippage of said members during the initial rotative movement ofi the external gear causes said cam surfaces to engage said cut-v ter and centering members to force theminto engagement with a pipe 'to becut and on further'rotation'of said gear the frictional Contact of the cams, cutter, centering members and pipe causes both of said head members to rotate around the pipe to cut the same, said cutter and centering members having spring means for maintaining them normally in engagement with said cam.

11. In a pipe cutter, a pair of relatively rotatable members, cutting means carried by one of said members, cam means on the other member for engaging said cutting means, means for holding Work to be engaged by the cutting means, and means for rotating one of said members to first cause movement of the cutting means by the cam means into engagement with the Work and then automatically to rotate both members as a unit around the Work to maintain a cutting action thereon.

12. In a pipe cutter, a pair of relatively rotatable members, cutting means carried by Y one of said members, cam means on the other member for engaging said cutting means, spring means engaging theicutting means and urging said cutting means into engagement with said cam means, means for holding Work to be engaged by the cutting means, and means forrotating one of said members to first cause movement of the cutting means by the cam means into engagement with the Work and then automatically to rotate both members as a unit around the Work to maintain a cutting action thereon.

13. In a pipe cutter, a pair of relatively rotatable members, cutting means carried by one of said members, cam means on Vthe other member for engaging said cutting means, spring means engaging the cutting means and urging said cutting means into engagement with said cam means, means for holding work to be engaged by the cutting means, means for rotating one of said members to lirst cause movement of the cutting means by the cam means into engagement with thework and then automatically to rotate both members as a unit around the Work to maintain a cutting action thereon and centering means on the cutter carrying member adapted to be moved by the cams into engagement With the Work and to prevent jamming of the cuttingV means should cutting action cease. I In testimony whereof We aiix our signatures.

ALPHONSE O. BRUNGARDT. FRENCH H. MOREHEAD. J AMES W. MORRISSEY. 

